Hello once again! On this blog I am going to make the review of Far Cry 3. On this blogs, I give my opinion and also rate games that I've played. Sometimes I write some game previews. Be sure to check my other blogs! Oh, and since Christmas Holiday has started, I'll have some more time to write reviews, so more will be coming in the next days!

Far Cry 3, the long awaited 2012 game, is finally out. The previous games on the series didn't got as famous as this one. I'm going to be honest, I have never heard of the Far Cry series ever before. Not only, but also because of the lack of commercials of video games on Portugal. From what I've seen, Far Cry 3 is faaaar better than the previous ones. They made everything better. Now, do we truly have a candidate for GOTY? Let's find out!

The storyline

Far Cry 3 is set on a tropical island, located between the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Jason Brody, the main character, is on vacation with his friends but something goes wrong. Actually, this island is full of insane pirates. They all get kidnapped and he has to save his friends and escape from the island.

The gameplay

As you may have noticed, Far Cry 3 (I'm going to refer to it from now on as FC3) is a open world first person shooter, with some RPG elements. There are 3 skills trees, we're going to talk about them later. You can perform silent takedowns by perfoming melee attacks. You can also plan your attacks with silent takedowns combinations and mark your enemies so you can track their movement. And the FC3's map is 10 times larger than the ones on the previous installments.

On FC3 you have vehicles. You can fly, go across the island with gliders, ride some land vehicles and watch the fishes with boats. You can also fast travel if you're lazy. I don't recommend that, because FC3´s world is worth to appreciate its every single detail.

And one of my favorites, hunting! You have over 20 different species on FC3. Some are lovely and cute, others can be deadly. Some of them have the ability to stealth and kill you without you even noticing. The animals also interact with each other, in other words, if a tiger spots a deer, he will kill him. The animals are the chicken, crab, coral reef fishes, birds of paradise, vulture, macaque, deer, tapir, dingo, dog, cassowary, boar, buffalo, komodo dragon, leopard, tiger, asian black bear, crocodile, giant galapagos tortoise, sea turtle, moray eel, shark, manta ray, seagull, pig and snake. Here it is a video of a guy who hunted down all the animals, this video is a must watch, it's worth it, trust me!

Another cool thing is crafting. This is why you have to hunt. With this, you can carry more weapons, money, loot, ammo, syringes (for healing), etc. You have to craft first the smaller ones in order to be able to craft the bigger ones. There are also plants, you use them to craft medicines.

And last, but not least, the skill trees. They are:

The Heron - The skills in this tree allows you to move faster, to reduce the reloading time, moving to perform takedowns, you know, that kind of stuff if you want to be quick and powerful.

The Spider - The skills in this tree is for the stealth and thief style. It also increases your luck, there are skills in this tree that allows you to find more money on dead bodies and twice as many items from dead animals.

The Shark - The skills in this tree is for those who like to run and gun. The skills provide you advanced healing and you become better in combat aspects.

The multiplayer

I didn't played the multiplayer, so I have nothing to say about it and it's not going to count towards the final rating of the game.

The graphics

My first reaction was: "I think that I'm watching a movie..." This is the best thing in the whole game. Everything is beautiful. The animations are pretty realistic. If you haven't money to go to a tropical island, buy Far Cry 3 instead, it's the same thing. My eyes loved the game, and there are no words to describe the epicness in visual terms. Here it is some in-game pics.

To start of, the ambient sounds are awesome! The birds, the water, they are all very good. Now, about the game music. Well, it could be waay better. The theme is good, but the rest of the songs aren't anything special.

Closing comments and final rating

Presentation - 100/100. Far Cry 3 dark storyline will definitely mark you for the rest of your life. Impressive!

Graphics - 100/100. The best aspect on this game. I would like to give it 101/100, but that wouldn't be possible for some reasons. And with no contest, the graphics on this game are the best ones ever made. A great step for the video game industry.

Sound - 86/100. The ambient sounds and all are good, but the music not so much.

Gameplay - 98/100. This game is lots of fun! Hunting, the crafting system, the challenges, the skills, the vehicles, you wil certainly want to try out everything!

Lasting appeal - 99/100. This game is arguably a candidate for GOTY. It's highly addictive, and it entered the in the list of best games of 2012.

Final rating - 96,6/100. This game is legen- wait for it - dary! Don't spend 9999999$ in summer vacations on a tropical island, spend 50-70$ instead on this game. Go and buy it right now, 'cause if you haven't it yet, you're losing one of the best gaming experiences ever!

What do you think of this review? Do you agree with the final rating? Do you like Far Cry at all? Let me know your opinion

Hello there! So, the year of 2012 is almost ending, and we're on that part of the year where we get to know which games were the best. So, I decided to make my own GOTYs stuff. Keep in mind, this is NOT A PUBLIC CONTEST, this contest is based on my opinion and the reviews that I've made on certain games. Some of the games, I played them, but I won't be making a review of it or I'll review them in a near future, not just now. I will now present the categories and its nominees. Each category has 4 nominees. The winners will be announced by the end of Decebember

Best NPC character (New category, thanks starclimber1928 for the idea!)

Tiny Tina

Vaas

Haytham Kenway

Cortana

Best PS3 Game (based solely on PS3 EXCLUSIVES)

Journey

Twisted Metal

Papo and Yo

Starhawk

Best Xbox 360 Game (based solely on Xbox Exclusives)

Halo 4

Fez

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition

Fable: The Journey

So, that's it guys! The games that have the mark of Review in progress or Yet to be reviewed, their reviews will be posted before the end of 2012! The winners will be announced when all the planned reviews have been made! As I make a new review from a game that is in there, this blog will be updated with the review's link. Let me know what you think about my nominees, if you agree with them or not, a category that I should add, etc.

Oh, and the first blog of 2013 (will be posted on January 1st), will be about the 2012 gaming and my expectations for 2013!

Hello once again! On this blog I am going to analyze a great game - Borderlands 2. On this blogs, I give my opinion and also rate games that I've played. Sometimes I write some game previews. Sorry about the blogs coming later than expected. School just started and I have been running out of time. Be sure to check my other blogs.

The long-awaited Borderlands 2 is finally out. Guess what? The game is great, as everyone expected. When I played this game, it gave me desire to play the first one. Yes, I'm a gamer and I've never played Borderlands 1 before, fuck me right? Anyways, Borderlands 2 has everything to be a candidate to GOTY 2012 and it will be a huge rival to the other candidates.

The storyline

This game is set 5 years after Borderlands 1. Handsome Jack, the main antagonist, has taken over the Hyperion Corporation and declared himself Dictator of Pandora. He also has taken all the credit for finding the Vault and for killing the Destroyer. You and your team have to kill him, and return peace to Pandora.

The gameplay

Borderlands 2 is a first-person shooter with RPG elements. You can select 1 of 4 characters, each one has its skills and specializations with certain weapons. To improve your skills, you have to win experience points. You can win them by killing enemies, doing quests, challenges, etc... The first Borderlands game had 17.75 million possible guns, but Borderlands 2 is pointed to have even more. It is physically impossible to put them all in there. Anyway, I am "lost" about the weapons. So many possible combinations, that I don't know what to choose. Each class has his/her weapon specialization, but still, it is very hard to decide.

Commando - The Action Skill is Sabre Turret. With this skill, you are able to deploy a Dahl Sabre Turret, a veritable arsenal with 360° rotation and a weapons complement that can be upgraded to include multi-rocket launcher and a portable nuke. The turret's cooldown is 42 seconds. The skill trees for this class are Guerrilla, Gunpowder and Survival.

Guerrilla - This skill tree is used for short-range combat. With this skill tree you will do lots of damage to the enemies, but only if you are on close range engagements.

Gunpowder - This skill tree is used for medium-range combat. It's all about explosives and weapon damage.

Survival - This skill tree is used for defense. Use the turret frequently and it will prevent you from dying.

Siren - The Action Skill is Phaselock. With this skill, you have the ability to suspend your enemies on a energy bubble. This skill is very useful for crowd controls. The skill trees for this class are Motion, Harmony and Cataclysm.

Motion - The Motion skill tree focuses on crowd control. You can reflect enemy bullets and brainwash your opponents to fight for you.

Harmony - This skill tree is used for healing.

Cataclysm - This skill tree is focused on elemental effects.

Gunzerker - The Action Skill is Gunzerking. With this skill you can wield 2 guns at once. The cooldown is 42 seconds. The skill trees for this class are Gun Lust, Rampage and Brawn.

Gun Lust - It's all about swapping from gun to gun and reloading them.

Rampage - For the ones who want extra ammo and like to use Gunzerking.

Brawn - For physical toughness.

Assassin - The Action Skill is Decepti0n. With this skill, you can deploy a holographic decoy of yourself and enter an invisible stealth mode. While cloaked, you can maneuver about the battlefield dealing amplified damage on his next attack. The longer you stays cloaked the more damage you can do to the enemies. It has a cooldown of 15 seconds. The skill trees for this class are Sniping, Cunning and Bloodshed.

Sniping - Focuses on sniper rifles.

Cunning - This skill tree is for improving Decepti0n and both ranged and melee combat.

Bloodshed - Focuses on melee combat.

And I couldn't forgot the co-op. This game is even more fun when playing with a friend. You and your friend will have a great time if you play it together.

On Borderlands 2, the player can ride vehicles. The vehicles that the player can ride are the Party Truck and the Outrunner. I'll give you the details.

Party Truck - It features a driver, a gunner and 2 players on the back. The riders on the back will shoot their own guns. This vehicle is, in my opinion, for co-op purposes. It can be very useful if you're playing with other people.

The Party Truck

The Outrunner - This vehicle has room for 2 people - one driver and one gunner - . They are equipped with afterburners for faster movement. If you're driving alone, you can drive and fire the turret at the same time. Anyway, the turret accuracy will be better if there is someone on the turret seat instead of the driver controlling both the car and the turret. If you're alone and you want a better accuracy with the turret, you can always switch your seat. But this way, there will be no one to drive the car.

You can choose either a machine gun or a rocket launcher for the Outrunner. Both will have infinite ammo. The rocke launcher does more damage, but the turret has a higher rate of fire.

The Outrunner

Gearbox revealed a new character: The Mechromancer. It is a female character. It is a combination of human and a machine. From what I've read, it looks like that you can revive enemies to fight for you. It will also have the ability to have better control over mechanical objects. That's all we know for now.

The graphics

I liked Borderlands 2 graphics. They were cool and I liked all that visual stuff. The animations were also pretty sweet. All I have to say is that this graphics fit a Borderlands game perfectly. I'll leave you with some Borderlands 2 pictures.

Axton

Maya

Salvador

Zer0

Pretty cool looking, ain&#Array;t it?

Another awesome screen shot

You really should do some exercise girl... or whatever you are.

The multiplayer

You can play with other 3 people online. With you it makes 4, of course. You can join other people's games. Everything you get in other people's games, you will keep that stuff. You can choose any character you want. There can be, for example, 4 Salvadores or 4 Mayas. It can be fun, if you're not playing with douche bags or annoying people.

The soundtrack

The soundtrack was one of the things that I liked more on this game. It fits on the storyline, gameplay and well... on the game itself! I have no words to describe it. The soundtrack was composed by the awesome Jesper Kyd (the same one that made Assassins Creed's game soundtrack), Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan. Maybe the game with the best soundtrack on 2012? It's just my opinion, but I have no doubts that you will love it!

Also important referring

You should spend your time on Borderlands 2 looking for the awesome easter eggs

Closing comments and rating

You really should get this game. It can be boring at first, but you'll get used to it, and you will love it! Trust me, this game is worth every penny. This game is a must on your collection!

Presentation - 95/100. Good storyline and the sense of humour is awesome. I laughed a lot with this game.

Graphics - 90/100. They fit perfectly in a Borderlands game. I liked the animations, but they could be a little bit better.

Sound - 99/100. The soundtrack is just awesome.

Gameplay - 93/100. Can be kinda repetitive, but it compensates on the variety of weapons. You will also have lots of fun killing enemies and leveling up your character.

Lasting appeal - 98/100. You will play this game for, at least, over 100 hours. It will keep you busy for a good amount of time.

Final rating - 95/100. This gaming is truly amazing. We have a candidate for GOTY over here!

Sorry if this was a little review. I have almost no time for my blogs, but I will do my best to keep this blogs good. I also want you to give me some suggestions to keep the blogs fresh.

Do you think that Borderlands 2 is a worth video game to have? Do you agree with my opinion and the rating that I gave to it? Do you like this kind of games at all? Let me know your opinion

Hi there! On this blog I am going to talk about an incredible upcoming PS3 exclusive - The Last of Us. I decided to make a new blog every week. On this blogs, I give my opinion and also rate games that I've played. Sometimes I write some game previews. Be sure to check my other blogs.

The PS3 system is going to receive a new exclusive - The Last of Us. It is a third-person survival/action/horror video game. It is being developed by Naughty Dog. They got the idea when they saw the "cordyceps fungus" documentary on BBC/Discovery channel series Planet Earth. This fungus affects the insects and they become kinda like a zombie. They gain a new appearance and the fungus controls their brain. The fungus controls the infected being to go to a place where there is good conditions for the fungus. When they get there, the fungus kills the infected and it spreads across that place. This fungus does not affect the humans, but in The Last of Us it does. Naughty Dog is also the developer of great games for Playstation, like Uncharted, Jak and Daxter and Crash Bandicoot. With these great titles already made, I have no doubts that The Last of Us will be a candidate to Game of The Year 2013. Yes, 2013. The game is scheduled to be released in 2013.

The storyline

This game begins in a quarantine zone in Boston, twenty years after the initial plague, where Ellie, a 14 year-old girl that is an orphan lives in a boarding house. Joel, who is around 40 years old, sells drugs and weapons around the quarantine zone. He promised to a friend that was dying, that he would take care of Ellie. Some time after the escape, the military authorities find out and begin to seek them, as they start their journey across what remains of the USA.

The gameplay

Combat - It will be very realistic and strategical. Resources are limited and the lethality of weapons is very high, like in real life. On Uncharted, you could get some cover and wait for your life to regenerate. On The Last of Us you need health packs to restore not only Joel's health but also Ellie's. Anyways, if you're NOT in combat, health will regenerate SLOWLY by itself. There will be gun and melee combat, as well as breakable weapons like planks and bricks. I forgot to mention, the playable character is Joel, but Ellie will be there to help you.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Naughty Dog is doing an awesome job with the AI. The characters will get angry if a friend dies, they warn each other of danger and they become frightened when they've lost the upper hand. The player can also use stealth to pass around enemies so you don't get spotted, distract them with various partners you find on your journey and use lots of tactics to fight your enemies.

I am going to put here some gameplay videos, unfortunately Naughty Dog didn't revealed some gameplay with the zombies, just with the enemy survivors humans.

The graphics

Like every game made by Naughty Dog, the graphics are awesome! They are one of the best parts of the game. Everything is detailed, everything is beautiful. The Last of Us has some of the best graphics ever made on a video game. I can't wait to play it on my Sony BRAVIA LCD. This game is going to be a paradise to your eyes ! I will leave you with some IN-GAME pictures.

So realistic and beautiful...

The Infected

Ellie

Joel

The multiplayer

Naughty Dog confirmed that there will be multiplayer. That is all we know for now, the only thing they said about the multiplayer was this: "We're going to have some sort of online component... we definitely know it's going to be awesome." (GameInformer's March 2012 Issue) I hope that is going to be awesome like they said !

Also important referring

The awards that this game won on E3. This game was considered the best game at E3 by Machinima and Gamespot. It was also considered the best game at E3 for PS3 by Game Informer, IGN and Digital Trends. With so many awards on E3, I think we have a candidate for GOTY 2013.

The teaser of The Last of Us on Uncharted 3. On the first chapter there was a newspaper talking about a deadly fungus. Here it is the video.

Also, the first teaser trailer for The Last of Us. We can see a real life infected ant with the fungus.

My expectations

I expet this game to be one of the best games ever made by Naughty Dog. Maybe, this game has some of the best graphics ever made. With the realistic environment and combat, I have no doubts that this will be one of the best survival horror games made on gaming history. I can't wait for this game!

This blog was the smallest that I've made, because this is all we know about The Last of Us. I hope that Naughty Dog reveals some more cool stuff, and also give us some more details about the multiplayer.

Do you think that The Last of Us will be a candidate for GOTY 2013? If you don't have a PS3, does this game gives you desire to buy one? Do you like survival horror games at all? Let me know your opinion

Hello once again! On this blog I am going to talk about an awesome game that is coming in October - Assassin's Creed III. I decided to make a new blog every week. On this blogs, I give my opinion and also rate games that I've played. Sometimes I write some game previews. Be sure to check my other blogs. Also, this blog is going to be smaller than the other ones, because I didn't have much time available on this week. But I've put some videos to keep you "busy"

On October 30th 2012, a great game is coming - Assassin's Creed III. Lots of things are going to change on this game, compared to the others that came before this one. The gameplay, the mechanics, etc. From what I've seen, this game has everything to be a candidate for Game of The Year.

I am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed series. I have played every Assassin's Creed games, and I enjoyed them a lot. I have to say, they are me favorite games for the PS3. Assassin's Creed: Revelations didn't brought anything new to the series, the gameplay was almost the same from Brotherhood, and the hookblade wasn't very fascinating. But this games always have the best storyline. In my opinion, no game has a storyline like the Assassin's Creed games. I think that Assassin's Creed III is going to be the best game in the series since Assassin's Creed II.

The storyline

Assassin's Creed III takes place during 1753 and 1783, during the American Revolution. The main character is Connor Kenway (his real name is Ratonhnhaké:ton), a half-native american, half-british. The Assassin vs Templar war is now involved in the American Revolution. Connor fights for the freedom of America. The story is huge, as it will span 30 years of Connor's life. Connor will encounter historical figures like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, General Lafayette, Charles Lee, and others.

The gameplay

Exploring and Navigation - You will have lots of areas to explore. The map is 1,5x larger than Brotherhood's map (Rome). The areas available to explore are New York, Boston, the American Colonial Frontier, forests, cliffs, rivers, Connor's Mohawk village, Concord, Lexington and Charlestown. The fast travel returns in Assassin's Creed III. Connor is able to climb trees, cliffs, leaping over wagons and sliding under obstacles. Sneaking is also included! The freerunning has some new features, like jumping through windows, to trees and rooftops.

Economy and hunting - The ingame economy will be a lot different from the previous Assassin's Creed games. Connor can now hunt animals to get resources and then, sell them. The quality of the kill also increases the value of the resources.

Puzzles - There will be puzzles similiar to Glyphs, but this time, is not given by Subject 16.

Combat - The combat drastically changes. The player can now dual-wield weapons. The new features are double-counters, multiple takedowns and chain kills. The weapons are the knife, tomahawk, flintlock pistols, bow and hidden blades. Other actions like using enemies as human shields is included, which will be very useful against all the targets with guns. Two or more enemies now attack at the same time, unlike the previous Assassin's Creed games, which the enemies would attack one by one. And you can kill enemies while running. There are also thousands of new animations.

This video shows everything. On the combat, you can see Connor using his weapons, using enemies as human shields, 2 enemies attacking at the same time... Well, you can see every single thing that I talked about on the gameplay section (except for the puzzles, no puzzles for you).

And some gameplay on Boston, looks really cool !

The graphics

From what I've seen, the graphics didn't improve very much since Assassin's Creed Revlations. I think that it is the only thing that is not very good about this game. But, I have to admit, the animations are fucking awesome! I can't talk about the graphics much more, because the game didn't came out yet, so I haven't played it.

The game engine

Assassin's Creed III runs on a new version of the Anvil engine, called AnvilNext. There will be seasonal changes on the game. The landscape is warm and open in the summer, but it is covered in snow on the winter. In winter, the snow will make the player slower and stumble in the drifts. But the lakes and rivers will be frozen and then, you will have acess to new areas. And with this new engine, it can depict two thousand troops engaged in battle. Yes, I said TWO THOUSAND! The previous games only allowed one hundred.

The winter can be a pain in the ass, if you&#Array;re in a hurry

But the summer is cool

The multiplayer

Ubisoft didn't talked about the multiplayer too much. All we know is that there will be a co-op mode named Wolf Pack, where 2 to 4 players have to kill NPCs during a time limit, with 25 sequences. And also a new mode called Domination, a team mode where Abstergo recruits will need to capture areas of the map they are on.

Maybe the last game on the series?

From what Ubisoft said, this game will complete Desmond's story. I believe that this game will answer lots of questions that I have, because the ending from Revelations made lots of players confuse. All we know is that Desmond has to save the world from an apocalypse. And yes, Assassin's Creed III is probably the last on the series.

Also important referring

Assassin's Creed: Liberation for PS Vita. It is going to come out on October 30th, just like Assassin's Creed III. The game is set between 1765 and 1780. The character is, for the first time, a female. Her name is Aveline de Grandpré, a French-African Assassin. She fights on the French and Indian War. Like I said before, it is a PS Vita exclusive. Here it is a gameplay trailer.

My expectations

I expect this game to be even better than Assassin's Creed II. Like Ubisoft said, it is going to be bigger than the other instalments. The new gameplay features, the animations and the new game engine, make this game really almost perfect. Like I said before, the graphics could be improved a little more, they are the only downside of the game. This game has everything to be a candidate to Game of The Year 2012. It is going to worth your money, pre-order it right now!

Do you like the Assassin's Creed games? Are you looking forward to Assassin's Creed III? Do you think that this game has possibilities to be Game of The Year 2012? Let me know your opinion